Chelsea Bishop
Chelsea Bishop
Height: 5-7
Year: Jr
Hometown: Suffield, Conn.
High School: Suffield
Major: Biology

Career Bests:
5k: 18:09.68 (34th overall) at the New England Championships on October 7, 2012.
6k: 22:09.7 (11th overall) at the NCAA Division II East Regionals on November 4, 2012.

2012: NCAA Division II All-East Region Team. NE-10 All-Conference First Team. NE-10 Commisioner's Honor Roll both semesters. Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall Semester). Finished in 98th place and ran a time of 22:18 at the NCAA Division II Championships 6k race. Posted a career-best 22:09 time and earned 11th overall in the 6-kilometer race at the NCAA East Regional Championships. Earned sixth place with a time of 18:56 in the NE-10 Championships 5k race. Registered a new career-best time of 18:09 and finished 34th in the 5-kilometer race at the New England Championships. At the Paul Short Invitational 6k she earned a 22:14 time and 110th place. Placed 20th overall with a 19:11 time at the Minuteman Invitational 5k. Bishop Named To NCAA Division II All-East Region Team. Bishop Earns NE-10 All-Conference First Team Honors.

2011: NCAA Division II All-East Region Team. NE-10 All-Conference Second Team. Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall Semester). NE-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Both Semesters). Ran a season-best time of 18:27.94 for a ninth place finish at the NE-10 Championships. Finished tenth overall at the NCAA Division II East Regionals covering the 6-kilometer course in 23:17.5. Placed 113th overall at the NCAA Division II National Championships (6-kilometers, 24:08.8). Finished 108th overall on the 5-kilometer course at the New England Championships in 19:38. Posted a time of 19:51 at the Codfish Bowl (5k, 26th overall). Ran a time of 19:51.7 at the Shacklette Invitational (5k, sixth overall). Bishop Earns All-East Region Honors.

2010: NE-10 All-Conference Third Team. Finished 18th overall (19:14.3) in the NE-10 championships. Finished 44th overall (24:18, 6k) in the NCAA Division II East Regionals. Came in 142nd place in the NCAA Division II championships (24:17, 6k). Placed 25th overall in a time of 24:07 (6k) in the Kutztown University Division II Challenge. Finished 108th overall at the 37th Lehigh Paul Short Run in 23:42. Placed 181st overall in the New England Championships (20:08, 5k)

High School: 2010 graduate of Suffield High School. Four-year letterwinner and two-year captain. Four-year conference championship MVP selection. Also a four-year letterwinner and one-year captain in outdoor track; member of conference championship team. Also a letterwinner and captain in indoor track; member of conference championship team. Three-year letterwinner and two-year captain in basketball.

Personal: Born May 8, 1992, Hartford, Conn. Daughter of Paula and Brett Bishop of Suffield, Conn. Two sisters, Brianna (16) and Haley (14). Father, Brett, played football and basketball at Springfield College. Majoring in biology.